UPDATE: FdL woman killed in early morning crash

Aug. 14, 2013

Law enforcement officers from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office and Wisconsin State Patrol cordon off a section of Highway 23 between Seven Hills Road and County Highway W early Wednesday morning following a fatal crash that claimed the life of a Fond du Lac woman. / Patrick Flood/Action Reporter Media

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TOWN OF FOREST - The Fond du Lac County District Attorneys Office will determine whether or not a Plymouth woman will face charges for causing a fatal crash on Highway 23 Wednesday morning due to her alleged reckless driving.

Capt. Rick Olig of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office said the 51-year-old woman who recently moved to Plymouth from Texas was traveling west on Highway 23 near Seven Hills Road around 5:30 a.m. when she attempted to pass a number of vehicles ahead of her.

“An oncoming vehicle driven driven by a 53-year-old Fond du Lac woman saw her coming and took evasive action on the east shoulder,” Olig said. “When she tried to bring her vehicle back into her own lane, she lost control and traveled into the westbound lane and was struck by an oncoming vehicle driven by a 41-year-old St. Cloud man.”

While the St. Cloud man was able to walk away from the crash, the Fond du Lac woman who was not wearing a seat belt was ejected from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Olig said.

Witnesses at the scene gave officers a description of the Plymouth woman’s vehicle which was later stopped by police on Highway 151 and Wonser Road. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.

The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of relatives.

The Reporter will update this story as more information becomes available.